Systems and methods of abating hydrogen sulfide gas

Abstract

Provided herein is an apparatus. The apparatus can include a sorbent to dispose in an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle can include a battery cell. The sorbent can be configured to remove hydrogen sulfide gas from the electric vehicle. The hydrogen sulfide gas can be generated by a component of the battery cell.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a sorbent to dispose in an electric vehicle comprising a battery cell, the sorbent configured to remove hydrogen sulfide gas from the electric vehicle, the hydrogen sulfide gas generated from a component of the battery cell.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising:
 an electric vehicle battery pack comprising the battery cell;   a cross member coupled with a first side of the electric vehicle battery pack and with a second side of the electric vehicle battery pack; and   the sorbent coated on a surface of at least one of: the cross member, the first side of the electric vehicle battery pack, the second side of the electric vehicle battery pack, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a cartridge having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet fluidly coupled with the inlet to define a fluid pathway through the cartridge; and   the sorbent disposed in the cartridge to interact with the hydrogen sulfide gas from the fluid pathway.   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a vehicle component; and   the sorbent coated on the vehicle component.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a cartridge comprising an inlet; and   a fan fluidly coupled with the inlet and configured to flow the hydrogen sulfide gas to the sorbent disposed in the cartridge.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a filler inert to the hydrogen sulfide gas and disposed proximate to the sorbent.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a plurality of plates; and   the sorbent coated on the plurality of plates and configured to receive the hydrogen sulfide gas.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a device disposed in the electric vehicle and configured to disperse the sorbent.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a liquid comprising the sorbent and configured to receive the hydrogen sulfide gas.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising:
 the sorbent configured to react with the hydrogen sulfide gas.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising:
 the sorbent configured to capture the hydrogen sulfide gas.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising:
 the hydrogen sulfide gas is generated by a reaction between H 2 O and one or more sulfide-containing species from the battery cell.   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the sorbent comprises at least one of: a metal, a metal oxide, a chloride, a sulfate, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the sorbent comprises at least one of: Mo 9 O 26 , W 18 O 49 , W 8 O 21 , Bi 4 O 7 , BaO 10 , BaO 10 , Ti 6 O, V 5 O 12 , Sb 2 O 5 , Na 6 Mo 11 O 36 , K 14 Fe 4 O 13 , La 6 Mo 8 O 33 , K 2 Mo 4 O 13 , Fe 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 , Bi 14 Mo 5 O 36 , K 17 Fe 5 O 16 , Sr 8 Fe 8 O 23 , Bi 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 , Al 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 , Cr 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 , or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the battery cell comprises at least one of: a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, a sulfur-containing cathode disposed in the electric vehicle, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         16 . A method, comprising:
 providing a sorbent;   disposing the sorbent in an electric vehicle comprising a battery cell; and   removing, by the sorbent, hydrogen sulfide gas from the electric vehicle, the hydrogen sulfide gas generated from a component of the battery cell.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , comprising:
 providing a cartridge;   disposing the sorbent in the cartridge; and   receiving, by the cartridge, the hydrogen sulfide gas.   
     
     
         18 . A method, comprising:
 dividing a set of candidate compounds into a first set of compounds and a second set of compounds, the first set of compounds comprising one or more elements that are at least one of radioactive, having an abundance below an abundance threshold, or having a parameter above a parameter threshold, and the second set of compounds comprising a remainder of the set of candidate compounds;   selecting a third set of compounds from the second set of compounds, the third set of compounds comprising compounds that have thermodynamic stability above a stability threshold; and   selecting a fourth set of compounds from the third set of compounds, the fourth set of compounds comprising compounds that have reactivity with hydrogen sulfide gas above a reactivity threshold.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the fourth set of compounds comprises at least one of: a binary metal oxide compound, a ternary metal oxide compound, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the fourth set of compounds comprises at least one of: Mo 9 O 26 , W 18 O 49 , W 8 O 21 , Bi 4 O 7 , Co 3 O 4 , BaO 10 , Ti 6 O, V 5 O 12 , Sb 2 O 5 , Na 6 Mo 11 O 36 , K 14 Fe 4 O 13 , La 6 Mo 8 O 33 , K 2 Mo 4 O 13 , Fe 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 , Bi 14 Mo 5 O 36 , K 17 Fe 5 O 16 , Sr 8 Fe 8 O 23 , Bi 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 , Al 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 , Cr 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 , or a combination thereof.